Mexican and British Crises Stir Worldwide Flight of Events
International tension rises as Carranza factions rebuff mediation at Niagara Falls while Huerta blocks Tampico port. Suffragists widen violence in Britain with arson at Buckingham Palace and attacks on ministers. Villa reaffirms loyalty to Carranza as Huerta signals possible resignation amid talks. Wilson faces mixed signals on business and reform as Roosevelt hints at fusion strategies.
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Niagara Falls
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Durango
Carranza
Mexico City
Wargrove
Buckingham Palace
Pankhurst
Sylvia
London
Mansell
Holloway
Dore Art Gallery
Tampico
Janquet
New York
Antilla
Gen
Villa
Puerto Mexico
Vera Cruz
Maas
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Labor Exemption Debate Roils Congress Over Trust Bill
Congress debates the anti trust compromise clause amid claims it omits labor unions from enforcement. President Wilson’s stance triggers charges of loophole as Rep Moore defends equal application of criminal laws and criticizes exemption attempts.
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House
Wilson
Murdock
Kansas
Moore
Rep
Pennsylvania
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Commission On Railway Mail Pay
Bourne
Congress
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
United States
Dissolution Sealed for Thread Trust by U S Court
United States Court at Trenton ordered the American Thread Company and about 24 related concerns to dissolve their current organization by January 1 1915. The ruling bars acquiring rivals plants or goodwill and prohibits restricting dealers or offering bonuses to handle only trust goods. At Rochester the Kodak dissolution suit opened with testimony on alleged anti competitive methods.
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Thread Trust
American Thread Company
United States
Trenton
Rellstab
Camera Trust
Rochester
Eastman Kodak Company
Mellen Endorses Public Ownership of Railways
In a Boston interview former New Haven president Mellen argues for public ownership of railroads and utilities. He says honest managers prefer government work, public service honors compensate losses, and opposition to public ownership will vanish when profits from concessions disappear. He predicts inevitability of public ownership despite not expecting it soon.
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Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Europe
Spain
Kernfit
White House
South America
New York State
Murphy
Barnes
Washington
Wilson
Daecoe
Commerce Commission
Progressive Party
Oyster Bay
Republican Party
New York
T. R
Pennsylvania
Netrich
Washington Party of
Harrisburg
Col
Penrose
Mellen
Boston
New Haven
Tarrytown Free Speech Fight and Labor Skirmishes
In Tarrytown New York I W W members led by Becky Edelson were jailed for desecrating the Sabbath by attempting a public meeting. A sheriff’s posse formed to deter further gatherings as tar was spread on the square. Also noted is Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio testifying about losses tied to the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton purchase. Actors Equity Association grows with 1000 members threatening a general strike over contract standards and holiday pay.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Becky” Edelson
Morganeering
Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Commerce Commission
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Baltimore & Ohio
J. P. Morgan
Actors’ Equity Association
Theatrical Managers’ Association
Francis Wilson
Mark Klaw
Sea Disaster Mystery Over Empress of Ireland Sinking
Reports on the St. Lawrence collision that sank the Empress of Ireland with about 1000 lives lost remain conflicting. Captains Kendall and Anderson dispute actions in the fog and halted signals. Officials warn only a full inquiry will reveal the truth. Monument to Southern Dead observed at Arlington as President Wilson accepts a Confederate memorial.
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St. Lawrence
Empress of Ireland
Kendall
Anderson
Storstad
Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
Stevens
United Daughters of the Confederacy
South
Eyestrain and vision health emphasized for school children
The ad urges eye care to prevent headaches and future illness, urging consultation with an optometrist who studies eyes and optics. It stresses that defective vision and eyestrain affect children’s learning and daily tasks, offering correction as a specialty with offices near the Citizen's National Bank on Penn Avenue West, open 9 am to 8 pm.
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Citizen’s National Bank
Penn’a Avenue West
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George
Legion
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Arlington
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Clark
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Senate
Great Britain
Wardman
Mississippi
Chambers of Commerce
Interstate Trade Commission
West
Commission
Jones
Insular Affairs Committee
Dun Commercial Agency
Legal and Criminal
Warren
Liberty Streets
Inquir
National
H. B. Hyde
Optometrist
Warren, PA
T. J. Foley
A. A. Davia & Co
B. Warren Tel. Co
Munn & Co
Scientific Americar
F &T
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